a different perspective from alan hartung on the emerging church, politics, faith, and life
I’ve had a dream for a long time of making short films based on parables… or at least making films that are parables about biblical truths.
I have the first two of those films ready to edit! I produced and directed one film over the weekend and on Monday a friend of mine directed the other [...]
Okay, I know I’ve been absent from the blog… absent from my house church… absent from a lot of other things. I’ve been crazy busy with trying to find a new place to live, doing a ton of web development work, shooting a short film and a tv pilot (not the really good kind, but [...]
I want to just go on record to say right now that I think Stranger Than Fiction will get an Oscar nod in the Best Screenplay category. It’s extremely well-written, should be a favorite for writers and actors alike, and it had at least moderate success at the box office. The nomination is a shoe-in, [...]
I saw Man of the Year tonight, and I think it’s worth seeing in the theater. But… it’s not the movie in the trailers. It should be labeled “dramedy” more than comedy. There’s actual legitimate suspense you’d usually find in a thriller or action movie. And, most of the funny parts are in the trailer. [...]
Reading these remarks on the BBC’s website, “Influential talent agent Ari Emanuel has called for the movie community to boycott [Gibson's] future projects.
“At a time of escalating tensions in the world, the entertainment industry cannot idly stand by and allow Mel Gibson to get away with such tragically inflammatory statements,” he wrote on the Huffington [...]
Celtx - Open Source Screenwriting Software
Ask and you shall receive. I searched for open source screenwriting software, and voila, I found there was a most excellent piece of software called Celtx.
The writing tools included give it a leg up on Final Draft, believe it or not. Sure, there are some features of Final Draft Celtx [...]
globeandmail.com : Studios support film sales on Web:
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood studios start selling digital versions of films such as Brokeback Mountain and King Kong on the Internet this week, the first time major movies will be available on-line to own.
The films can’t be burned onto a disc for viewing on a DVD player. But [...]
I confess: I’ve been on a movie binge the last week. I found a great way to watch a lot of movies for very little money… Hollywood Video’s MVP subscription. The first month (I don’t know if this is per store or a chain thing) is 9.99 then 14.99 each month thereafter. You can have [...]
Click here to take the “Which Serenity character are you?” quiz…
I’m working on a documentary right now, and I don’t want to give too much of the details out in public. We have access to some equipment through my alma mater, but we can’t have as much use as we need to get the footage necessary to complete this thing.
So… here goes. We either need [...]